10/20/2014
Why BPES, the next acronym the finance industry will have to worry about, with boost AIFM registrations
Luxembourg is the largest investment fund centre in Europe and the second largest in the world after the US.
10/20/2014
Kinetic Partners, the global professional services firm, has released new research showing that 70 per cent of lawyers polled expect enforcement and compliance to be the most likely cause for litigious action in the financial services industry over the ne
10/16/2014
Launched at a special Crestbridge Forum, attended by over 100 highly influential fund sector specialists in Luxembourg on Thursday 2 October, the IFI Global ‘Impact of AIFMD’ report examined opinions on the impact of the introduction of the Di
10/14/2014
The Number of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals Has Grown
10/14/2014
If the overall rating in the index is higher than the score from survey responses, he wrote, the result reflected a reputational disadvantage. All offshore centers in the ranking suffer from this reputational weakness.
10/07/2014
Estimates by the Economics and Statistics Office for a 1.9 percent growth of the Cayman Islands economy this year are about average in the Caribbean region.
10/06/2014
Having dominated the offshore category in the Global Financial Centres Index for the last seven years, Jersey and Guernsey have tumbled down the offshore rankings in the GCFI 16 (September 2014 edition) - falling to 5th and 7th positions respectively, the
10/01/2014
A man with one watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches can never be sure.
09/24/2014
Guernsey relocations expert wins industry awards
The company, which was founded in Guernsey in 2010 and now works across the Channel Islands, won both the property finder award for its work with private clients and the destination services provider award for services delivered in Guernsey and Jersey on
09/24/2014
Based on the findings of the report, the global gross financial assets of private households grew by 9.9 percent in 2013, the highest rate of growth since 2003.
09/18/2014
The first ever global study of family offices released today
This report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current and prospective outlook of family offices around the world.
09/17/2014
World's Billionaire Club Expands By 7%
The combined wealth of the world’s billionaires increased by 12% to US$7.3 trillion
09/16/2014
The research was conducted by the Leadership Factor, the UK’s leading customer survey specialist, and involved a sample of Nedbank Private Wealth’s high net worth private banking clients.
09/16/2014
The research portal is already used by over 1,200 regulated wealth advisors.
09/11/2014
Offshore Deals Continue To Rise - Appleby
The combined value of deals across offshore jurisdictions in the second quarter of 2014 jumped 23% over the previous one, making it one of the highest value quarters of the past decade, according to a report released today [Sept 11] by Appleby.
09/11/2014
Jersey: Back To The Beginning
The downturn, from peak to trough, was much deeper than previously, with the economy shedding 7.2 per cent of GDP since 2008 compared to 5.9 per cent in the 1979 downturn and just 2.4 per cent post 1990.
09/10/2014
EY report: Cayman Islands should sell assets, outsource services
‘Headcount’ reductions planned for several agencies
09/07/2014
The report titled ‘Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014′ showed that Africa’s economic powerhouses are not competitive enough and this may affect the long-term growth of these economies.
09/07/2014
Trinidad and Tobago: Banks face increasing competition from capital markets - Ernst & Young
Tapering has been particularly challenging for them as the continued economic slowdown puts pressure on borrowers,
09/05/2014
The Insurance Industry in the Cayman Islands, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018
At end of 2012, there were a total of 768 insurance companies operating in the Cayman Islands